The first game on the NFL Week 9 schedule is Texans vs Jets on Thursday Night Football. These teams have had very different starts to their seasons, with the Texans sitting in first place in their division, while the Jets have disappointed. Houston is a one-point favorite going into this game, with the total sitting at 44 points. Here, we break down Texans vs Jets and we give you our NFL betting picks for that matchup in the AFC.
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Texans Hoping to Stifle Jets
The Houston Texans come into Thursday Night Football off of a win over the Indianapolis Colts. They weren’t as clinical as they could have been in that contest. But they did enough to win a division game, moving themselves to 6-2 on the season. Now the Texans will hope for another strong defensive performance against the New York Jets, after they allowed just 20 points to the Colts in their Week 8 victory, though that will require them to win in the secondary against Garrett Wilson and Davante Adams.
Jets In Crisis Mode
The New York Jets have lost five games in a row going into Thursday’s matchup against the Houston Texans. Even after getting rid of head coach Robert Saleh, the Jets offense hasn’t woken up the way people thought it would. At some point the blame has to fall on the shoulders of quarterback Aaron Rodgers, as he is running out of coaches and teammates to blame for his offense’s lack of production.
Texans vs Jets Betting Prediction
On one hand, the Jets are at home in Thursday’s Texans vs Jets matchup. On the other, they are still the New York Jets. We will bank on Houston coming away with a win as a slight favorite on the road on Thursday night, prolonging the misery of the Jets, who clearly did not solve anything by firing Saleh in the middle of the season.